Inter boss Roberto Mancini has said that playing against strong opposition such as upcoming opponents Real Madrid will help to improve his team.

It's 2007 in the Meridijan Superliga and FK Partizan are playing away in the Omladinski Stadium against OFK Beograd. The score is 0-0 but the away side are breaking. An 18-year-old Stevan Jovetic picks up the ball on the right. The box is congested but he scoops up a delicious ball with the outside of his right foot across the box to a teammate in space. The proceeding volley is scuffed and the ball eventually goes back to the young Montenegrin. With three players closing in, the easy ball is a...

ESPN FC's Ross Dyer assesses the career of Xherdan Shaqiri, whom Inter appear interested in selling after just buying him last January.

Inter's new look will result in casualties in current squad Erick Thohir's Inter project has seen the club undergo a facelift this summer after an abject campaign last season. The squad has been boosted by the arrivals of Geoffrey Kondogbia, Martin Montoya, Jonathan Biabiany, Joao Miranda and Jeison Murillo and the Nerazzurri are not finished yet. Ivan Perisic, from Wolfsburg, and Stevan Jovetic, from Man City, are both reported to be on their way with the latter almost complete.

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It is still preseason and truth be told, little can be gained from analysing Inter's performances in too much depth. This does not mean, however, that in these matches we cannot see the beginning of new partnerships and new tactical systems developing. It is a time for fitness first and foremost, but for Inter, the deeper role of Mateo Kovacic and more importantly his link-up with Geoffrey Kondogbia has certainly been encouraging.

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Inter's aggressive and pragmatic transfer campaign has slowed down in recent weeks. President Erick Thohir has spoken about how the squad must have 25 strong players for the start of the season and at the moment, they are over that number. With Inter's squad still in need of trimming down the usual suspects are linked with moved away.

According to the Corriere Dello Sport, full-back Yuto Nagatomo is being touted to clubs in the Bundesliga and in the Premier League as he does not want to go to another...

ESPN FC's Ross Dyer assesses the career of Xherdan Shaqiri, whom Inter appear interested in selling after just buying him last January.

Inter Milan president Erick Thohir has told Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport that the squad for the new season will be limited to 25 players. This is partly down to the lack of European competition and it makes sense on a number of levels. This does mean that players will have to leave before others arrive, despite comments from others in the Nerazzurri camp that the forward positions needed strengthening. This does also suggest that manager Roberto Mancini maybe willing to give a leading role...

In a summer where Inter have been making headlines for high-profile signings, it is perhaps ironic that one of their most astute pieces of business has arrived for free. Ever since manager Roberto Mancini began his tenure at Inter, he has bemoaned the lack of width, but now part of the puzzle has been found. Jonathan Biabiany is a name known to the Inter faithful and his return on a free transfer leaves Inter with much to gain and little to lose. The capture of his signature should be given the...